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Definition of Lovesick
1. Adjective. Languishing because of love. "Strong men behaving like lovesick boys"
Definition of Lovesick
1. a. Languishing with love or amorous desire; as, a love-sick maid.
Definition of Lovesick
1. Adjective. Behaving oddly, or as though in distress, due to being overcome by feelings of love. ¹
2. Adjective. Having an aching desire for one's beloved. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lovesick
1. languishing with love [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lovesick
Literary usage of Lovesick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Anatomy of melancholy v. 3 by Robert Burton (1875)
"ress of his thoughts, queen of his desires, his only delight : as * Triton now
feelingly sings, that lovesick sea-god : " Candida ..."
2. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"... a lovesick princess attendin public prayers, is said to be inatten live to
the prayers, .... lovesick ..."
3. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms by Robert Burton (1905)
"... ress of his thoughts, queen of his desires, his only delight • as x Triton
now feelingly sings, that lovesick sea-god : " Candida ..."
4. The British poets, including translations by British poets (1822)
"WITH wine I strove to sooth my lovesick soul, But vengeful Cupid dash'd with
tears the bowl: All mad with rage, to kinder nymphs I flew; But vigour fled me ..."
5. The Two Roses: Comedy Opera in Two Acts by Ludwig Engländer, Stanislaus Stange (1904)
"What may a lovesick Maiden do? For wealth and rank I For him you love, what can
compare ... lovesick ..."
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